Vietnam’s AI breakthrough: New ‘golden land’ in global race
In-Depth 18:30 18/02/2026With a compound annual growth rate forecast to reach nearly 40 percent during the 2025-31 period and ranking sixth worldwide in trust and adoption, Vietnam is rapidly emerging as a new ‘golden land’ in the global artificial intelligence race.
Northern Vietnam’s top 10 spring festivals to explore after Tet
Travel 13:25 18/02/2026After celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) with family, many people like to start traveling on the third day of the holiday, with early-spring festivals being popular and meaningful spots to visit to start a new year.
Silent saviors: How horses power life-saving serum production
Vietnam News 13:25 18/02/2026Nearly 400 horses are raised at the Suoi Dau breeding farm in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam under a strict care regimen to support the production of therapeutic serum used to treat a range of dangerous diseases.
Party leader leaves for inaugural meeting of Gaza Board of Peace in US
Vietnam News 13:19 18/02/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam left Hanoi on Wednesday morning to attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace for Gaza in Washington D.C., the U.S., throughout Friday.
Music, color, books delight foreign visitors at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tet Book Street Festival
Ho Chi Minh City 15:07 17/02/2026Foreign tourists visiting the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) Book Street Festival on Le Loi Boulevard in Saigon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City say the blend of music, vibrant decorations, and book displays has given them a warm and memorable impression of Vietnam’s Tet.
Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam to visit US for Gaza Board of Peace meeting
Vietnam News 10:40 17/02/2026General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam will travel to the United States for a three-day working visit to attend the inaugural session of the Gaza Board of Peace, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Filipino teacher experiences heartwarming, family-centered Tet in Vietnam
Expat Life 08:02 17/02/2026What surprises me the most about Tet, or the Lunar New Year holiday, in Vietnam is how deeply family-centered it is. Everything seems to pause – work, business, even the busy pace of the city – just so people can go home and be with their families.
A quiet bridge: Linking Vietnam and the world
Vietnam News 07:26 17/02/2026In late 2025, international technology, finance, and media corporations held working sessions with Da Nang authorities to explore investment opportunities in the city’s proposed International Financial Center. A figure familiar to overseas Vietnamese communities was among the delegation: Peter Hong (Nguyen Hong Hue).
Dutch man cherishes Vietnam’s Tet for quiet atmosphere
Expat Life 07:00 16/02/2026Having lived in Vietnam for more than a decade, Thomas Op den Kamp, a 34-year-old Dutch man, has come to value Tet for its rare sense of calm.
SpaceX’s Vietnam unit licensed to provide Starlink services, appoints local CEO
Economy 22:07 15/02/2026U.S.-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has been approved to provide its satellite Internet service Starlink in Vietnam through its Vietnam unit, Starlink Services Vietnam Co., Ltd., headquartered in Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi.
Watermelon carvers earn up to $194 each daily as Tet nears in Vietnam’s Dong Thap
Vietnam Life 16:20 15/02/2026As Tet, or the Lunar New Year, approaches, carved watermelons bearing the auspicious words ‘Tai’ (Wealth) and ‘Loc’ (Fortune) are drawing crowds in Dao Thanh Ward, Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam, with some artisans earning up to US$194 each per day during the peak season.
